Dear All,
The items listed below have been donated by our members to be shared.
If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY
at <ds429@comcast.net>. Include "BX 217" in the subject line.
Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not
specify quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address,
too, in case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come,
first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find,
included with them, a statement of how much money (usually $2.00/item)
(cash, check, or Pay Pal to <Arnold@NJ.rr.com>; no money orders, please) you
should send the PBS treasurer to defray our costs for packing and
first-class, priority-mail, or international postage.
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If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS,(Donors
will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their donations.),
please send CLEAN, clearly labeled plant materials to:
Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
Non US donors should contact me for instructions before sending seeds.
I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER.
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Mike Mace: (BULBLETS)
1. Oxalis polyphylla v. heptaphylla
2. Oxalis obtusa ex Bishop's Nursery
3. Oxalis MV5567, yellow, dark center
4. Oxalis MV6341
5. Oxalis MV5630A
6. Oxalis MV5532, white/yellow
7. Oxalis MV 4960B
8. Oxalis MV5667
9. Oxalis MV 5752, yellow
10. Oxalis MV5117
From Nhu Nguyen:(SEED)
11. Allium lacunosum var. lacunosum
12. Allium cristophii
13. Allium dichlamydeum
14. Acis trichophylla
15. Brodiaea elegans
16. Cypella herbertii
17. Muscari comosum
18. Pasithea coerulea
19. Solenomelus pedunculatus
From Pam Slate:
20. Bulblets of Ledebouria cooperi
From Roy Herold:
SEED:
Cyclamen rohlfsianum seed are from giant, venerable plants that are close to
16 years old. The big knobby tubers were weighed during repotting in 2008,
and all were over three pounds. Two of these burst their 9" pots this year,
and got upgrades. Leaves are the main feature for rohlfsianums, with shapes,
patterns, and sizes that are superior to and different from any other
cyclamen I have encountered. The flowers are pleasant, but not spectacular.
I'm at a loss as to why seed set is so low with rohlfsianums, but I am
beginning to wonder if the big bumblebees that frequent them damage the
exerted styles. That said, I had more seed this year than ever before. The
seeds were late to mature this year, and finally ripened in August.
The four collections are from plants with very different characteristics,
ranging from leaf size and morphology to flower size right down to seed
size. It would be nice to have photos, but rest assured you will not be
disappointed by any of them. As for provenance, I see notations of donors
from US, UK, and a wild collection in Cyrenaica.
21. Cyclamen rohlfsianum 93-6
22. Cyclamen rohlfsianum 93-8
23. Cyclamen rohlfsianum 93-14
24. Cyclamen rohlfsianum 93-15
The rest:
25. Cyclamen cyprium, nicely marked
26. Cyclamen cyprium ex Kantara, Cyprus
27. Cyclamen cilicium
28. Cyclamen coum
BULBS:
29. Oxalis versicolor
Thank you, Mike, Nhu, Pam, and Roy !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX